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Virtuix Inc. announced it has joined the Made for Meta program of Meta Platforms, Inc., with plans to make its Omni One 360-degree treadmill compatible with Meta Quest headsets and content.
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Google DeepMind has announced Genie 3, a general-purpose world model that simulates interactive environments in real time. Users can navigate these dynamic scenes and trigger changes using both movement and text-based inputs
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Virtuix opened trading on the Nasdaq this week, marking its move from venture-backed startup to public company. Listed under the symbol “VTIX,” the direct listing was paired with an $11 million investment from Chicago Venture Partners.
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Owlchemy Labs is celebrating a decade of Job Simulator with more than 6 million installs, solidifying its status as one of VR’s earliest and most enduring hits. The game helped kick off the first wave of consumer VR
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XREAL has partnered with ASUS Republic of Gamers to create the ROG XREAL R1, a pair of spatial gaming glasses revealed at CES 2026. The device combines XREAL’s optical systems and lightweight XR hardware with ROG’s high-performance gaming technology.
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From holograms to devices that put your body into the game, these early experiments made me feel like I was stepping into the future. They also sparked a lasting curiosity about how technology could change the way we play and connect with the world around us.
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Sports Interactive is using skeletal tracking data from Hawk-Eye Innovations, a Sony Group company, to power lifelike animations in Football Manager 26. The data is captured by in-stadium cameras across several football leagues.
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Nilo has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its AI-native 3D creation platform. The round was led by Supercell, with participation from a16z speedrun, Kfund, and others. Angel investors include veterans from gaming, venture, and creative tech.
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The collaboration will use Niantic’s geospatial AI to bring elements of Kojima’s storytelling into physical spaces.
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Nintendo is reviving the Virtual Boy system through its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The update includes a new Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics library and introduces two optional accessories that enable 3D gameplay on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 systems.
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DIGIERA unveiled HoloMax at IFA 2025, calling it "the first glasses-free 3D handheld gaming PC". The device features a 120Hz display with real-time eye-tracking and an onboard engine that transforms 2D games, videos, and photos into stereoscopic 3D instantly
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Genies and Unity have joined forces to tackle a major challenge in game development: creating rich, expressive characters and assets without overwhelming production pipelines. Now entering beta,